How Periods Work
This is how much blood a person loses in an average period.
What is two tablespoons?
“Period poverty” refers to the lack of access to these essential items.
What are period products?
This product looks like a pad but is thinner
What is a (panty) liner?
A myth suggests that this animal you might encounter while camping is attracted to menstrual blood.
What is a bear?
This invention, now a common period product, was first patented by Dr. Earle Haas in 1931.
What is the tampon?
This hormone helps thicken the lining of the uterus each month.
What is estrogen?
This term describes the movement to make sure that everyone has access to period products.
What is “period equity”?
This menstrual product is shaped like a flat circle and is placed in the vaginal canal.
What is a menstrual disc?
This popular reusable menstrual product is shaped like a cup and can be used when going swimming while on your period.
What is a menstrual cup?
This Canadian province was the first to mandate free period products in schools.
What is British Columbia?
Most menstrual cycles last about this long.
What is 28 days?
This is the year that the Canadian government removed taxes from all period products.
What is 2015?
This is a disposable menstrual product that sticks to underwear and comes in a variety of sizes and thicknesses.
What is a pad?
This is the best practice for disposing of used menstrual products while camping to avoid leaving waste in nature.
What is packing out used products?
This Canadian organization was founded in 2004 and works to improve menstrual health and access to menstrual products.
What is The Period Purse?
This phase of the menstrual cycle occurs when the body sheds the lining of the uterus.
What is the menstrual phase?
This term is often used to describe the taboo nature of talking about periods.
What is “period stigma”?
This reusable menstrual product was invented in the 1930s.
What is the menstrual cup?
This is a popular menstrual product to use while camping on your period because it doesn’t create waste and requires no maintenance.
What is period underwear?
In 2015, this country became the first in the world to make period products available for free in all public spaces.
What is Scotland?